La Grande High School - Mimir Yearbook (La Grande, OR)

Page 30 text:

 We, the La Grande Senior Class in the County of Union and State of Oregon, do establish and publish as individuals our last will and testament, in the following manner; that is we declare: Lowell Smith bestows his love for the fair damsels to Gene Taylor. Gladys Currey bequeaths her brilliance and reputation to the students of the freshman class. (There will be plenty for all.) Cecil Young bestows his model conduct upon Buster O’Connel. (To he used often.) Ruth Blackington bequeaths her ability to answer civics questions to Showalter Lynch. Atrell White bequeaths her commanding height to George Garrick. (There are rumors that he needs them.) De Loris Pearson gives her love and last wishes to Ted that they may be cherished by him through out the remainder of his school years. Eva Ledbetter leaves her study at home habit to Ruby Day. La Rue Hanks bequeaths to L. H. S. a permanent student now employed by the Red Cross. Frank Crippen sadly leaves his place in the boiler room to Neal Smith. Dorothy Lewis bequeaths her ability in regular attendance to Chester Garrity, so he may not follow his big brothers footsteps. Harry Proctor leaves his pure unadulterated indolence to the classes of next year. Thedore Heidenrich bequeaths his genius for disputing those in authority to Miss Rees. Marcella Berry leaves her wonderful voice to the Glee Club, hoping they may prosper with same. Eugene Newlin bestows his ability for being found out of place to some loud mouthed freshman. Martin Stein bestows his ability in regular attendance at military drill to the entire school. Lois Given wills her giggles and rippling laughter to Miss Rye, hoping that she may use them often. Chester Millering bestows his intelligence as a meat cutter to Mr. Hampton. Thomas Hill gives his pipe to his father. Omer Barnwell leaves his popularity with the ladies to Reed Geddes. Florence Lynch leaves a box of rubber hair pins to Mr. Towler. Ruth Williams bestows her peek-a-boo ways on the faculty. Walter Blokland bequeaths his gift of gab on his younger brothers. Kenneth Williamson leaves his ivory beads to some fair haired girl in the freshman class. Ina Watkins bestows a bottle of Watkins Liniment upon next years football team. Grant Geddes leaves his wonderful method of getting credits upon a Page 27

Page 29 text:

thirty-one of the sixty who started were left. Again we were important, because of our amateur theatrical workers, through Florence Lynch, Loyd Thompson, Marcella Berry and DeLoris Pearson. The Junior-Senior Banquet was most assuredly a success this year. Now we are Seniors—how did we ever do it? There are various answers to this question. Girls who wished to graduate with a real class came from neighboring towns, namely; Ruth Blackington, Jean Stearns, Minnie and Ina Watkins,(537 letters). Thelma Stanley, Hazel Wright and La Rue Hanks. From Concordia, Kansas, our “lunatic” Lowell Smith join- ed us. From Denver,—oh daddy! our heart breaker! Frank Crippen came. Then several boys who had been in the service joined us, Kenneth Wil- liamson, Dallas Green, Chet Thompson, Toot Garity, Frank Crippen had all been “over there.” These boys were formerly students of the good old L. H. S. Finally, this illustrious class is ready to graduate. If you want some proof of the “pep” and ability of this class of ’20 hunt up news on the Senior Play, “What Happened to Jones”—or just read the best issue of the Mimir. There are still forty-five bright faced students ready to receive their diplomas into this wide world on May 28, 1920. Bessie Moran ’20 Julia Hopkins ’20 Romance of the West Age old and sad they haunt the sky, As spring and summer pass them by. Pine clad the rugged mountains stand That watch above my western land. As daylight fades behind their crest And twilight gathers in the West It seems a land of vague content, Half western and half orient. Half orient with the mystery Of zephyrs from a peaceful sea; And western. Ah because t’was here The cowboy found the last frontier. At night among the chaparell Where long ago a chieftain fell, ' Faint breezes moan across the sand In peaceful valleys here they rest: His message from the spirit land. Brave souls who grappled with the West. Whose faces showed no sign of fear When they stepped past Life’s last frontier. WILBUR SHAW. Page 26

Page 31 text:

few of the Juniors. Blanford Shores bestows his cave-man ways upon the future he-devil of the La Grande School system. Loyd Thompson bequeaths his lofty ambitions of being a dancing master to Geneva Smith. Grant Swalberg leaves his wonderful practice of Side Show speaking under the High School steps. Bessie Moran bequeaths her slenderness to Miss Heess. Raymond Garity leaves his method of “getting by” to the faculty? Minnie Watkins bestows her originality upon someone in need of it. Thelma Standley wills her ability of being Library monitor to Poster Sims. Julia Hopkins bestows upon Evelyn Underwood her ambitions of being a Salome dancer. Esse Johnson wills her Botany picture book to Mr. Towler for concen- trated study. Thelma Oesterling bequeaths a dainty piece of her Woolworth jewelry to Miss Campbell. Winifred Kenneda bestows a .1. C. Penney dress upon Margaret King. Chester Thompson wills a package of Camels to “Hi” Peach for the use of the boiler room. Dallas Green bequeaths his ability to use the English language to Miss Williamson. Robert Emahiser leaves his delicate ways to William Heughan. Bessie Walker wills her good behavior to the girls Physical Training Class. Reba Hopper leaves her place in the Studebaker to------------no Reba says that she has a reserved ticket. Ruth Trill wills her petiteness to Meryl George. Hazel Wright leaves her prankish way to Aladeen Scroggin. Jean Stearns leaves her flirtish ways to Evelyn Guhleman. Stephen Blore leaves his winning smiles to Daffodil Snider. DALLAS GREEN ’20 Page 28